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Crested Wood Fern

Ferns and Fern Allies

The crested wood fern, also called the crested buckler-fern or crested shieldfern, is a perennial fern of the wood fern family Dryopteridaceae native to wetlands across the Northern Hemisphere. It grows in upright clusters of narrow, dark green, slightly leathery fronds that often exceed a meter in height, carried on leaf-stalks about half the blade's length and covered in light brown scales. The species depends on year-round dampness and is confined to consistently wet ground such as swamps, fens and marshes. NatureServe rates it Secure across its range, though its foliage is considered toxic if eaten.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial and Freshwater 2
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 2
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Scientific Name
Dryopteris cristata 5
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Dryopteris, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Crested Wood Fern

In Biome

Wetlands, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Dryopteris cristata
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Found In

Austria

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Belarus

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Belgium

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Canada

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Denmark

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Finland

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France

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Georgia

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Germany

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Hungary

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Netherlands

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North America

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Norway

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Poland

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Romania

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Ukraine

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Sources
1. Wikidata: Crested Wood Fern
  • Wikidata Q1637866, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikipedia 'Dryopteris cristata': a perennial species of fern
  • Child Taxon Of: Dryopteris, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
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2. Plants For A Future: Dryopteris cristata
Plants For A Future
  • Medicinal Uses
    The root contains 'filicin’, a substance that paralyses tapeworms and other internal parasites and has been used as a worm expellent.
  • Habitats
    Swamps, swampy woods or open shrubby wetlandsfrom sea level to 1200 metres
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3. NatureServe Explorer: Dryopteris cristata
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Polypodiales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12392
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12392
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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5. Wikipedia: Dryopteris cristata
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q1637866 (P225 taxon name)
  • In Biome: Wetlands, Wikipedia intro states: "Dryopteris cristata is a perennial species of fern native to wetlands throughout the Northern Hemisphere. It is known as crested wood fern, crested buckler-fern or crest"
  • In Biome: Wetlands, Wikipedia intro: "Dryopteris cristata is a perennial species of fern native to wetlands throughout the Northern Hemisphere. It is known as crested wood fern, crested buckler-fern..."
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6. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Dryopteris cristata
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory record
Quote, iucnRedListCategory record
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Dryopteridaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12480
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12480
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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